by Sami Lee
Description: It’s been a year since one of the girls passed away. Which one was it, and why does Tenchi feel responsible for her passing? A semi-dark fic.
Authors Quick Notes: Hi people! Here’s a suggestion for my story. Read it while listening to “Ayeka Bojo”. I think that if you read it while listening, you feel the depth of the story. Anyway, I won’t hold you back anymore. Go ahead and read.
It’s been one year since your death. Everyday, it repeats itself in my mind. From the moment your eyes closed, to your last breath of air. I felt you slip away from me. You pulse dropped, and then your eyes closed. You soul departed from your body and rose into the heavens above, where you would watch me and protect me. Now here I stand infront of your grave, holding flowers, as I remember your death once more . . .
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It was one month after I confessed my feelings to you. You were sitting over by the lake, watching the sun rays reflect in the water. I caught you by suprise, didn’t I? When I told you, there was no response for awhile, but you soon said that you loved me too. We sat there watching the sunset until Sasami called us in for dinner. Did she ever put her heart and soul into her cooking that night. Later, we snuck out to watch the stars. Every single star shown like a tiny pearl, just like your eyes. We snuck out every night for a month just to watch them.
Washu was doing one of her annual examines. She found a rather strange change in your blood samples. She worked on it for awhile and found a virus. She told us that you were going to die. She also said that it was unknown disease and that not even she, the Greatest Scientic Genius in the Universe, had ever head of. To add to our horror, she said that you had maybe a month or two to live. Washu kept you in her lab and monitered you almost all the time. She eventuality sent Kiyone and Mihoshi to the Science Acadamy to find a viral match. Nothing turned up. Time with you became limited everyday. All I could to was watch you double over in pain. How it hurt me to see you in such conditions.
Washu’s prodictions were right; you only lived a month. The night of your death still haunts me to this very day. It was 2:00 in the morning when the pint-size genius noticed your heart rate drop. Everyone gathered in her lab. We tried to help you, all of us, but there was nothing we could do except hope and pray. “This is it, everyone,” Washu finalized. “What?” was all Sasami could manage to say. “You aren’t leaving now,” I told you. “Washu is going to help you, right?” I looked over the the pink-haired genius, only to see her shake her head. “I’m afraid not, Tenchi. Like I said, this is it.” No. I wanted Washu to be wrong. I didn’t want to admit it to myself that you were dying. “. . . Tenchi . . .” tears formed in your eyes. “thank you for everything you’ve ever done for me and . . .” I cut you off. “Stop talking like that! You aren’t going anywhere.When you get better, everything will go back to normal. I promise.” I was trying to convince myself that you were going to get better, but it wasn’t working. You smiled weakly at me and did your best to shake your head. “No, Tenchi. We both know I’m dying. Please, stop trying to delay it. Your just hurting yourself more . . .” You continued, “Therefore, I don’t wish to see you cry . . .” I looked over at your heart moniter and saw it drop more. “I’ll miss you all . . .” was all you said. “No!” Sasami screamed. “Oh Sasami, how much I will miss you. I’m so sorry I’ll never get to see you all grown . . .” Sasami just cried with Mihoshi, Kiyone trying her best to comfort both of them with tears in her own eyes. Your eyes were heavy with tears. “Tenchi, I’m so happy I met you. I’ll miss you so much.” Suddenly, I did something I haven’t done since my mothers death; I cried. “. . . Ten...chi . . .” That was the last thing you said. Washu took your cold hand and checked desperately for a pulse. Nothing. Washu turned away and cried a bit before saying, “I’m so sorry, everyone. I did all I could, but I’m afraid that wasn’t enough. I’m sorry, but she’s gone.” Gone? Gone. Gone means move away; departed, ruined, lost, dead. And that’s what you were, gone . . .
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Now I stand here before your grave. It’s raining ever so lightly. I look at your tomestone and put the flowers down and cry. I’m so sorry this happened. Although you are not here with me, you’re in my heart. I love you so much. You were my first love, my only love. So to honor your spirit, I will grow old by myself. For I have felt love’s cruel fate. I regret now that I toyed with your heart as well as Ryoko’s, making you both wait. I will always blame myself for your passing because somehow, I feel like I let this happen. I don’t know how, but I just feel that it is my fault. I think that I’m not meant to love someone. I loved you and look what happened. Am I cursed to never love someone? Teardrop petals stir in the wind, and I think of you. I’m so sorry this happened to you, Ayeka . . .
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Author’s Notes:
Ok, let me give ya some info on my fic. It was my first fanfic and I understand if ya think it was bad. Second, I wrote this thing up in one night after reading Literary Eagle’s fic, “With My Love Always”. So, I give her full credit for giving me the idea for this fic. I’d also like to thank all my pre-readers. Colonel-, Preventer Wind, Mike, Nathan, and Horosha, thanks so much for giving me suggestions and being honest. I appreciate all of it. I also want to thank Possum for put this fic on the AFC. Thanks, Possum. Well, now you read it. If you want to review, e-mail me at samantha_9669@hotmail.com (.) I welcome your flames, comments, praises, etc. I welcome it all, even flames. *evil laugh* Well, I thank anyone who reads it and who has time to review it. I’m also working on another fic (but by the time anyone reads this fic, it’ll probably be done or already posted) and I hope u guys think that one is good to. Thanks again to everyone who helped out. Toodles for now.~ ^_^
-Sami Lee